Why this separation matters
Keeping divergence separate protects the integrity of the official report while giving the public a clear way to understand unsettled issues that still shape national confidence.
Documented Divergence
Areas of Divergence
Documented areas where parties did not reach consensus, presented separately from the official 80 recommendations.
This page keeps divergence distinct from the agreed reform package and focuses on peaceful civic understanding, lawful resolution, public confidence, and responsible national dialogue.
Separate
Divergence is not part of the official 80 recommendations and should not be merged into them.
Peaceful
These unresolved issues should be approached through dialogue, law, and democratic confidence-building.
Public distinction: The official 80 recommendations are agreed reform measures. Divergence
records unresolved questions that still require political wisdom, lawful engagement, and confidence-building.
ONE SALONE civic approach
ONE SALONE supports peaceful, lawful, responsible engagement that reduces tension, preserves national calm, and encourages solutions rooted in justice and democratic legitimacy.
Documented Issues
Election legitimacy, justice, reintegration, dialogue, and public confidence.
These issues continue to matter because they touch public trust, reconciliation, access to credible information, and the wider democratic climate in Sierra Leone.
Documented Divergence
Election legitimacy
One party maintained that the announced election results lacked credibility and required further verification, while the other held that the declared results were lawful and valid. No consensus was reached.
Documented Divergence
Verification of election data
One party called for release of full polling-station-level data for independent verification, while the other argued existing procedures were sufficient and future reforms would address transparency concerns.
Documented Divergence
Justice and detainee concerns
One party argued that certain post-election detainees should be treated as political prisoners and released as part of reconciliation, while the other maintained their cases should proceed through the judicial system.
Documented Divergence
Rerun election proposal
One party proposed a rerun of the election under independent or regional supervision, while the other maintained the declared outcome was final and did not justify a rerun.